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Stanford, UC-Santa Barbara to create digital repository for Library of Congress

The Stanford/UCSB team will form a National Geospatial Federated Digital Repository to design an infrastructure and collect materials across the spectrum of geographic formats. Read the Full Story

National Educational Computing Conference 2005 Dates and Location Announced

The premier national and international Ed Tech event, NECC 2005: “Digital Illuminations—Sparking a Revolution in Learning,” is presented by ISTE in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Association for Educational Communications & Technology. Read the Full Story

Study reveals trends in ed-tech spending

Overall, K-12 schools will spend more than $7 billion on new technologies over the next 12 months, the study states.Read the Full Story

New World Record Set For Internet Performance Lauren Kallens

AUSTIN, TX – September 30, 2004 – Internet2(R) today announced that a team from Sprint Corporation and The Swedish University Network (SUNET) has set a new Internet2(R) Land Speed Record. Read the Full Story

High-Speed connection putting schools in t

The main use of the line will be to make distance learning available at all schools and to tie the schools into schools around the county for the same purpose.Read the Full Story

Congress May Close Billion-Dollar Loan Loophole

With days remaining before a possible recess, Democrats and Republicans introduced legislation in the House and Senate yesterday to cut off the subsidies on all new loans, proposing to use the money in ways that directly benefit students instead. Read the Full Story

Sun Ships New Version of Java Platform: Over 100 New Features Set J2SE 5.0 for Next Generation of Java Developers

“J2SE 5.0 is delivering greatly improved developer productivity and outstanding quality by relying on the deep values of the Java language,” said Graham Hamilton, vice president, Sun fellow and lead architect for the J2SE 5.0 release. “Working through 15 Java Community Process expert groups, the Java community has delivered the most significant update ever to […]

Prepared to Teach Online? Perspectives of Faculty in the University of North Carolina System

The purpose of this study was to ascertain if university faculty in the University of North Carolina System are receiving sufficient training and support in developing an online distance education curriculum. Read the Full Story

Karen Raugust looks at how convenience and flexibility make distance learning a viable option for animation education and training

Michael P. Lambert, executive director of the Distance Education and Training Council, estimates that five million students currently participate in distance-education programs (in all subjects), with 2.5 million to three million of those in higher education. The number of students is growing at a rate of about 15% per year. Read the Full Story

Wound specialists joined nursing journalists at the official launch of a new distance learning course developed with an education grant from Activa Healthcare.

According to Penny Webb, producer and director of Masterclass Ltd, the new programme is a flexible way to learn because the education units are made up of three stages. Read the Full Story